Sentences with phrase «esophagus failed»
Megaesophagus is a condition in which the enlarged esophagus failed to pass the food to the stomach from the mouth.
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When this fails to happen, the food shoots back up into the esophagus.
Not only does this fail to stop stomach acid from washing back up into the esophagus (one study showed protein - pump inhibitors actually induce acid reflux), it also impairs nutrient absorption.
It can also occur as secondary megaesophagus when the sphincter (muscular valve) at the base of the esophagus (nearest to the stomach) fails to open normally to allow the passage of food (achalasia).
When you repeatedly get close and then fail, the flavor is like a tourniquet being wound tighter and tighter around your esophagus.